Yuji Ono (footballer)

Yuji Ono (小野 裕二, Ono Yūji, born December 22, 1992) is a Japanese football player. He plays as an attacking midfielder for Sagan Tosu.

This article is about the footballer. For the musician, see Yuji Ohno.
Yuji Ono
Personal information
Full name Yuji Ono
Date of birth (1992-12-22) December 22, 1992
Place of birth Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sagan Tosu
Number 10
Youth career
2008–2010 Yokohama F. Marinos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Yokohama F. Marinos 79 (9)
2013–2015 Standard Liège 19 (1)
2015–2017 Sint-Truiden 28 (0)
2017–2019 Sagan Tosu 68 (6)
2020–2021 Gamba Osaka 18 (2)
2022– Sagan Tosu 26 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:10, 22 January 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Yokosuka, next to a satellite city of Yokohama. Ono joined Yokohama F. Marinos youth academy at age 13. He was a member of the Yokohama F. Marinos youth team that won the Prince Takamado Cup in 2009 beating Júbilo Iwata.[1] Ono made his competitive debut in a J1 League match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Hiroshima Big Arch on July 18, 2010, as a 62nd-minute substitute for Shingo Hyodo. At 17 years and 208 days, he was club's youngest-ever league debutante, a record previously held by Kota Mizunuma (17 years and 247 days).[2] Two months later, on September 5, 2009, Ono scored his first goal in a 3–1 victory against V-Varen Nagasaki in the Emperor's Cup. In January 2011, he signed a new long term contract with Marinos.[3]

On July 20, 2015, Ono signed a contract with Sint-Truiden.[4]

International career

In February 2011, Ono was called up to the Japan national under-23 football team, or the "U-22 team". He earned his first cap for the Japan U-22's against Bahrain U-22's on February 12, 2011.[5]

Personal life

Yuji's older brother, Yuto Ono, is also a footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for J2 League club FC Gifu.

Club statistics

Updated to February 24, 2019.[6][7]

Club Season League Cup1 League Cup2 Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Yokohama F. Marinos 2010 1733200-205
2011 2945340-387
2012 3325161-444
Total 799136101-10216
Standard Liège 2012–13 9000--90
2013–14 0000--00
2014–15 24121-40302
Total 33121-40392
Sint-Truiden 2015–16 26000--260
2016–17 60–––60
Total 32000-00320
Sagan Tosu 2017 1921020-222
2018 3044111-356
Total 496513100578
Career total 193162081324023026

1Includes Emperor's Cup and Belgian Cup.

2Includes J.League Cup.

References
  1. Purachina sedai no daburyūhai. Takahito Ando. 2011. pp. 51–56. ISBN 978-4861917455.
  2. "Gekisaka blog". Kodansha. October 17, 2010. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  3. "Ono signed five-year contract". Daily Sports. January 16, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  4. "OFFICIEEL: Sint-Truiden gaat opnieuw shoppen bij Standard". VoetbalNieuws.be. July 20, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  5. "Japan U-22s beat Bahrain in friendly". Japan Football Association. February 13, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  6. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", February 8, 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 93 out of 289)
  7. "Japan – Y. Ono – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
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